• Your Best Life Now

  • 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
  • By: Joel Osteen
  • Narrated by: Joel Osteen
  • Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,348 ratings)

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Your Best Life Now

By: Joel Osteen
Narrated by: Joel Osteen
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Do you often dream of living a more rewarding life? Do you aspire to a better job, a stronger marriage, a happier home? Do you wish for more gratifying relationships with your family and friends? Perhaps you simply want to accomplish more and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

If you are like most people, you have written these goals and dreams on a list that's titled "Tomorrow's To Do". You can't pursue what's truly important to you because your day is crowded by the demands of mundane routines and other people's priorities. How do you break out and experience the full potential that God intended you to have? The answer lies in a simple yet profound process to change the way you think about your life and help you accomplish what's truly important. In this straightforward guide, Joel Osteen gives you a way to improve your life for good and help you experience victory, joy, and satisfaction every day!

Your journey to a brighter future begins with these seven steps:

  • Enlarge your vision
  • Develop a healthy self-image
  • Discover the power of your thoughts and words
  • Let go of the past
  • Find strength through adversity
  • Live to give
  • Choose to be happy
In this remarkable book, Joel Osteen offers you unique insights and encouragement that will help you overcome every obstacle you may encounter.

Your life has a divine purpose and destiny. As you put the principles found in this audio to work today you will begin living Your Best Life Now!

©2004 Joel Osteen (P)2004 Time Warner AudioBooks

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Misrepresentation

I can honestly say that this book was a chore to listen to, and the pastor's thick Texas accent made it a painful 5 hours! Make sure you listen to a preview of this book before you buy it. I made the mistake of thinking that this was a book on setting goals, or actually achieving personal greatness. Unfortunately, it was simply a 5 hour sermon. In a nutshell, attitude is everything, and with God's help, you can do anything. No practical steps, no how to's, just "think and it shall be so".

Joel Osteen is a pastor, not a self improvement guru. Maybe you need healing, maybe you need help with your attitude, but that's all you're going to get with this book. I myself am a deeply religious person, and I feel a bit bad about such a negative review. However, I feel like the book was misrepresented a bit by it's description.
Just listen to the preview before you buy it!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Your Best Life Now

An awesome audio book! I highly recommend the audio version or get it in addition to the written book. To hear Joel Osteen read it in person really helps as you can pick up on the tone and feeling he is trying to convey. The topics covered and advice in this book will benefit everyone. Is your life in a mess? Can't figure out why things aren't working for you? This book has the answers for you. Enjoy!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Your best life now

I have about 150 differant audio books and motivational teachings that I have collected over the years. I have to say this is on of the top 5 in my collection, one that I will listen to many many times over. I highly recomend this audio book and know it will be one of your best investments this year.

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    1 out of 5 stars

No Christ Here

If you are interested in a peace and prosperity message you will really like this book. If you are trying to draw near to Christ, don't bother. You won't find Christ here. You could read and listen to Osteen for years and never hear the Gospel of Jesus. Osteen is about positive thinking with religious phraseology. He has found a niche market and is exploiting it for all its worth.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Good reminders, but some problems

The book's main message of being positive, is a source of strength. But some parts, such as God assigning preferential treatment to his children in materialistic and lavish ways ( as in his example of being re-assigned a First Class seat on the airplane), gives Christianity the reputation of being a snobbish me-first faith. This is contrary to the scriptures where our blessings are heavenly treasures instead of earthy ones. Joel seems to have forgotten the verses such as "the last shall be first and the first shall be last" which cultivate a spirit of humility and hope in the eternal rewards which are worth far more than anything this life can offer. And one has to ask the question, "What about those who are not traveling a First Class lifestyle?" Are they somehow less preferred by God? These are the dangerous implications of a prosperity gospel. But the book did have a lot of good reminders of being positive and I give it three stars because of that!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Life changing, positive message

The author encourages us to expect more out of life, as God intended us to prosper and to be happy. His southern pastorial voice is calming and leads us to listen to his message of health and wealth.
There is so much negativism in this world, Joel is a breath of fresh air and made me realize that I don't have to feel guilty when I am successful or damned when I have struggles. Pastor Osteen pleads with the reader to not only seek the best, but to plan for the highest goals. He tells us that God's plans for us are far greater than we can even imagine, so he asks: why do we expect so little? Although I have countless books on my IPOD, I find myself regularly listening to Joel Osteen for encouragement and confidence that I am right to expect the best in my life. I cannot recommend this book more highly!

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    4 out of 5 stars

Inspiration Abounds!

Joel Osteen is a gifted preacher and storyteller. He does a great job in his sermons and really can capture an audience while preaching. He truly will help the current and next generation into accepting Christ and learning about the church.
The book overall was decent, though at times I sort of questioned his scenarios...they almost seemed too coincidental in making his point.
An example: He talks about walking in his neighborhood with his wife, Victoria and walking into a house that was being built and feeling inspired that one day he will live in such a house...so, he felt comfortable walking into a strangers house that was being built w/ his wife??? As a preacher or heck, as a human being, wouldn't he feel guilty about trespassing on someone's property?
But overall, an inspiring story. I don't believe his accent is too thick at all and overall was easy to follow. I listen to the final disc over and over about how we really need to do our best in life and God will handle the rest. Good job!

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    5 out of 5 stars

Your Best Life Now

I'm not a "Self Help Book" kind of person but this book is GREAT! This book will change your thinking, your attitude, YOUR LIFE! Joel made me reevaluate my relationship with God and gave me a totally new perspective about where I am, where I want to go, and how God is going to help me get there.

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    5 out of 5 stars

very helpful food for thought

I am not a very religious person but I like the way Joel Osteen brings his message across. He lifts your spirit and helps with the struggles in daily life, be it in relationships, at work or personal hardships like illness. It is a positive and uplifting message and fit for everyone who wants to be a better person hence make a better world for themselves and the people around them.

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    5 out of 5 stars

great book

I have listened to this book at least three times and I know I will continue to listen to it. It is great encouragement and Joel delivers the message wonderfully. No matter your lot in life there isn't anyone that couldn't enjoy or deserve a little encouragement and this is a great place to get it.

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